ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS T&F Contact: Nate Krueger Email: [email protected] Hayward Field | 15th Ave. and Agate St., Eugene, OR | @OregonTF | Facebook.com/OregonTF| GoDucks.com/trackandfield C: (253) 569-9468 | O: (541) 346-5475 2018 INDOOR SCHEDULE 2018 OREGON TRACK AND FIELD MEET NOTES Date Meet (Location) Jan. 13 UW Preview (Seattle, Wash.) NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Jan. 25-27 Dr. Sander Invitational (New York, N.Y.) When: Friday, March 9 - Saturday, March 10 Feb. 9-10 Don Kirby Elite (Albuquerque, N.M.) Where: College Station, Texas | Facility: Gilliam Indoor Stadium Feb. 9-10 Husky Classic (Seattle, Wash.) Watch: ESPN3 | Results: NCAA.com Feb. 23-24 MPSF Championships (Seattle, Wash.) March 9-10 NCAA Championships (College Station, Texas) DUCKS HEAD TO COLLEGE STATION FOR NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS COACHING STAFF EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon track and field teams will BREAKING DOWN THE MEN’S ENTRIES Head Coach: Robert Johnson (6th year as HC, 13th at UO) compete against the top talent in the nation for the The distance runners have shined for the Men of Associate Head Coach: Andy Powell (13th year) ultimate prize this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Track Oregon this indoor season. Oregon will send three and Field Championships in College Station, Texas. men to College Station to run the mile: Sam Prakel, Associate Head Coach: Curtis Taylor (5th year) Reed Brown and Mick Stanovsek. Prakel owns the Assistant Coach: Seth Henson (1st year) The NCAA Championships will begin at Gilliam ninth-best mark in the nation, Brown is just two spots Assistant Coach: Maurica Powell (12th year) Indoor Stadium on Friday, Marcy 9, and will conclude behind as a true freshman and Stanovsek, a former Assistant Coach: Erik Whitsitt (6th year) on Saturday, March 10. The top four teams on both walk-on, has also qualified. Junior transfer James the men’s and women’s side will return home with West qualified for the 3,000 meters in his first indoor a trophy, with one men’s and one women’s team season as a Duck, and Tanner Anderson earned a NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS claiming the national championship. spot in the 5,000 meters as he builds on his productive finish on the track last season. The Men of Oregon will Oregon Entries “This is the meet we’ve been waiting for all year,” said also run the distance-medley relay. head coach Robert Johnson. “The goal is always to MEN WOMEN come back with a trophy and to be competitive at the DUCKS BRING HISTORY OF INDOOR DOMINANCE Mile 60 Meters highest level, so we’re going to go there and give it our The Men and Women of Oregon have frequently been Reed Brown Makenzie Dunmore best shot and see what we come away with.” at the top of the NCAA indoor track and field world Sam Prakel over the past decade, winning 11 total indoor team Mick Stanovsek 400 Meters The Women of Oregon have a total of 12 entries for titles since 2009. The UO women have won the last Shae Anderson the national indoor meet, tied for the most of any two indoor championships, including last year when 3,000 Meters Briyahna DesRosiers women’s team in the nation, with all but one of those they scored a meet record 84 points, and seven of the coming on the track. The Men of Oregon will bring six last eight. The UO men have won four indoor titles in James West Hannah Waller entries to College Station, with five entries in distance the last nine years, including three straight from 2014 events as well as the distance-medley relay. to 2016. 5,000 Meters 800 Meters Tanner Anderson Sabrina Southerland HOW TO FOLLOW OREGON MEN SHINING IN THE MILE The NCAA Indoor Championships will be aired live The milers for the Men of Oregon have performed Distance-Medley Relay Mile on ESPN3, and live results can be found on ncaa.com tremendously well so far for the Ducks, already posting Susan Ejore or on the track and field schedule on GoDucks.com. eight times under the elusive 4-minute mark. Redshirt Updates throughout the meet will be provided on senior Sam Prakel leads the Ducks with a 3:56.89 Twitter via @OregonTF and @Run4Ducks. mile, and true freshman Reed Brown is right behind 3,000 Meters at 3:57.23. Redshirt sophomore Mick Stanovsek has Lilli Burdon RANKINGS a season-best of 3:57.90, and senior Blake Haney Jessica Hull The Women of Oregon are currently ranked No. 7 in (3:59.01) and freshman Cooper Teare (3:59.29) have the nation, while the Men of Oregon slot in at No. 16. also broken the 4-minute barrier. Prakel, Brown and 60 Meter Hurdles Stanovsek have all gone sub-4 minutes twice already Alaysha Johnson BREAKING DOWN THE WOMEN’S ENTRIES this season. Tied for the national lead with 12 entries, the Women of Oregon will once again be a force to be reckoned HULL AND BURDON RUNNING INTO UO HISTORY 4x400 Meter Relay with on the national stage. Sophomore Makenzie Jessica Hull and Lilli Burdon have enjoyed great Dunmore will hold down the 60 meters for the indoor seasons so far for the Ducks. Hull and Burdon Distance-Medley Relay Ducks after ranking sixth in the nation, and Alaysha became just the second and third Ducks ever to break Johnson will run the 60-meter hurdles at the national nine minutes in the 3,000 meters on Feb. 10 at the Triple Jump indoor meet for the third year in a row. Three Ducks - Husky Classic in Seattle, and they both ran under the Chaquinn Cook Shae Anderson, Briyahna DesRosiers and Hannah previous UO record in the mile two weekends ago at Waller - will be in the 400 meters, with Waller leading the MPSF Championships in Seattle. Hull (4:31.76) is the way with a No. 9 national rank. Redshirt senior the new UO record-holder in the mile and is No. 2 in Sabrina Southerland will look to carry on UO’s recent the 3,000 (8:58.50), while Burdon ranks second in the success in the 800 meters, and another transfer, Susan mile (4:32.30) and third in the 3,000 (8:59.18). Top 16 Ejore, will hold things down in the mile. Jessica Hull nationally in both events, Hull and Burdon will focus and Lilli Burdon will look to cap a tremendous indoor on the 3,000 this weekend in College Station. season with a strong showing in the 3,000 meters, and Chaquinn Cook will represent the Ducks on the UP NEXT infield in the triple jump. The 4x400 relay and the DMR The Ducks’ outdoor season will begin March 23-24 at finish up the entries for the UO women. the SDSU Aztec Invitational in San Diego, Calif. 1 2018 Oregon Track and Field Meet Notes NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET SCHEDULE Schedule of Events Schedule of Events CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITION SCHEDULE (All times listed are Central) FRIDAY, MARCH 9 SATURDAY, MARCH 10 TRACK EVENTS TRACK EVENTS TIME EVENT DIVISION ROUND TIME EVENT DIVISION ROUND 5:30 PM 800 Meters Women Pentathlon 4:00 PM 1000 Meters Men Heptathlon 5:35 PM Mile Men Semifinal 4:10 PM Mile Men Final 5:50 PM Mile Women Semifinal 4:20 PM Mile Women Final 6:05 PM 60 Meters Men Semifinal 4:30 PM 60 Meters Men Final 6:15 PM 60 Meters Women Semifinal 4:40 PM 60 Meters Women Final 6:25 PM 400 Meters Men Semifinal 4:50 PM 400 Meters Men Final 6:40 PM 400 Meters Women Semifinal 5:00 PM 400 Meters Women Final 6:55 PM 60 Hurdles Men Semifinal 5:10 PM 60 Hurdles Men Final 7:05 PM 60 Hurdles Women Semifinal 5:20 PM 60 Hurdles Women Final 7:15 PM 800 Meters Men Semifinal 5:30 PM 800 Meters Men Final 7:25 PM 800 Meters Women Semifinal 5:40 PM 800 Meters Women Final 7:35 PM 200 Meters Men Semifinal 5:50 PM 200 Meters Men Final 7:50 PM 200 Meters Women Semifinal 6:00 PM 200 Meters Women Final 8:05 PM 5000 Meters Men Final 6:10 PM 3000 Meters Men Final 8:25 PM 5000 Meters Women Final 6:25 PM 3000 Meters Women Final 8:45 PM DMR Men Final 6:40 PM 4x400 Relay Men Final 9:00 PM DMR Women Final 6:55 PM 4x400 Relay Women Final FIELD EVENTS FIELD EVENTS TIME EVENT DIVISION ROUND TIME EVENT DIVISION ROUND 5:15 PM Shot Put Women Trials & Final 2:00 PM Weight Throw Men Trials & Final 5:30 PM Long Jump Men Trials & Final 3:30 PM Triple Jump Women Trials & Final 5:30 PM Pole Vault Men Final 3:30 PM High Jump Men Final 6:00 PM High Jump Women Final 4:00 PM Pole Vault Women Final 7:10 PM Long Jump Women Trials & Final 4:30 PM Weight Throw Women Trials & Final 7:20 PM Shot Put Men Trials & Final 5:00 PM Triple Jump Men Trials & Final COMBINED EVENTS COMBINED EVENTS TIME EVENT DIVISION TIME EVENT DIVISION 12:00 PM 60 Meters Heptathlon 12:00 PM 60 Hurdles Heptathlon 12:40 PM Long Jump Heptathlon 2 runways 12:50 PM Pole Vault Heptathlon 2 pits 1:50 PM Shot Put Heptathlon 2 rings 4:00 PM 1000 Meters Heptathlon 3:00 PM High Jump Heptathlon 2 pits TIME EVENT DIVISION 12:15 PM 60 Hurdles Pentathlon 1:00 PM High Jump Pentathlon 2 pits 3:00 PM Shot Put Pentathlon 2 rings 4:00 PM Long Jump Pentathlon 2 runways 5:30 PM 800 Meters Pentathlon 2 6 2018 Oregon Track and Field Meet Notes #NCAATF 8 MEN’S ROSTER BREAKDOWN 2018 MEN’S INDOOR ALPHABETICAL ROSTER BY CLASS Name CL Events Hometown (Previous School(s)) Redshirt Seniors (3) Joseph Anderson Fr.